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5 Wolf Pups Rescued From A Fire That Will Light Up Your Life

A group of five dehydrated, injured, abandoned wolf pups is now safe and sound in Anchorage after an emergency response team discovered them frightened in their den, where they were nearly incinerated by an encroaching wildfire.

Firefighters who saw the pups went to great lengths to rescue them, and thankfully, most of the wolves survived. "They would have died if we didn't pull them out," firefighter Jefferson Sam told KTUU. "For me, it was the right thing to do."

Rescue workers gave the wolves water and sugar to help get them hydrated, then took them for emergency care at the Alaska Zoo. According to the zoo's development director, Jill Myer, the wolves will likely be unable to rejoin their pack or any other in the wild; the zoo is looking for a refuge where they can be re-homed.